Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation) Share this | Hansard source

There are a lot of claims floating around at the moment. Mr Garrett makes claims in relation to this about rising sea levels, yet I happened to note that he has bought a house very close to the beach at Maroubra. I also happened to note the extreme examples given by Senator Bob Brown, of 17 metres, six metres, five metres—depending on the day—and, guess what? I heard he was moving his office the other day from the ninth floor! I thought it would be the 10th, 11th or 12th floor, but do you know where he has moved his office to? To the ground and first floors of—guess where? Not the top of Mount Wellington, but the Murray Street Pier on Hobart’s waterfront. If Senator Brown believed his predictions, he would not be setting up his office on the Murray Street Pier.